2:22 – A Ghost Story to Return to Newcastle
What do you believe? And do you dare discover the truth? Critically acclaimed, smash hit, supernatural thriller 2:22 - A Ghost Story will return to Newcastle Theatre Royal in 2026 as it embarks on its second extensive UK-wide tour.
The production’s phenomenal success includes three years in the West End over seven seasons. There have been twelve replica productions worldwide and the show has been seen by over 1 million people in seventeen different countries.
In 2023, 2:22 - A Ghost Story had its first, hugely successful visit to Newcastle Theatre Royal with a cast featuring Joe Absolom, Charlene Boyd, Nathaniel Curtis and Louisa Lytton. The production will feature a brand-new cast when it returns in 2026 (Mon 13 – Sat 18 Apr), revisiting due to popular demand, so audiences can enjoy the story once again or enjoy the thrill for the very first time!
2:22 is written by award-winning Newcastle-born writer Danny Robins, creator of the hit BBC podcast and TV series Uncanny (which sold out its performance in the Grey Street earlier in the year), and is directed by Matthew Dunster; it’s an adrenaline-filled night where secrets emerge, and ghosts may or may not appear…
The production began in Summer 2021 at the Noel Coward Theatre, starring Lily Allen, Julia Chan, Hadley Fraser and Jake Wood, and where it won the WhatsOnStage award for Best Play. Several performance seasons and venue transfers added James Buckley, Giovanna Fletcher, Cheryl, Joe McFadden and Stacey Dooley amongst others to the productions impressive list of previous cast members.
Danny Robins said: ‘I was blown away by our fantastically successful UK tour in 2023-24 plus another West End season this year. I keep pinching myself to see the huge appetite for my play seems to be ongoing. Hopefully this new tour will see a combination of return and first-time visits from audiences, bringing 2:22 - A Ghost Story to new people, as well as those who are hungry for more. I am genuinely humbled by how well the production continues to be received and am very excited (as you may be) to reveal our cast in due course.’
Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn’t having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again? Belief and scepticism clash, but something feels strange and frightening, and that something is getting closer, so they’re going to stay up... until 2:22... and then they’ll know.
2:22 - A Ghost Story features set design by Anna Fleischle, costume design by Cindy Lin, lighting design by Lucy Carter, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound and illusions by Chris Fisher. 2:22 - A Ghost Story is produced by Tristan Baker and Charlie Parsons for Runaway Entertainment, Isobel David and Kater Gordon.
2:22 - A Ghost Story plays Newcastle Theatre Royal Mon 13 – Sat 18 Apr 2026. Tickets can be purchased at www.theatreroyal.co.uk or from the Theatre Royal Box Office on 0191 232 7010.
